Talk:BlackBerry PlayBook

Rumors
I had tagged this for PROD because it's based on pure rumor, but as the rumors are persistent and predict a possible company announcement next week or so I've decided not to delete it for now. --TS 14:42, 23 September 2010 (UTC)


 * Speaking of such, CNET.com is reporting the device might not be competing all that much with Android? ( New rumor hints RIM tablet to run Android apps ) -- CaribDigita (talk) 01:23, 12 February 2011 (UTC)

Yahoo
I removed a link to the Yahoo site because it looked like a reproduction of the WSJ article already linked. --TS 00:23, 25 September 2010 (UTC)

Blackberry Playbook
I removed the following information from the article Blackberry Playbook, turning it into a redirect here:

Specifications:

7-inch hi-res widescreen display, is 9.7 mm thick. Flash 10.1 with hardware accelerated video, HTML 5 Supports 1080p video Connects direct to BlackBerry Enterprise Server Non-proprietary HDMI and USB connections Full-HD front and rear-facing camera 1 GHz dual-core (with symmetrical multiprocessing capabilities) processor 1 GB RAM

The Blackberry Playbook is a tablet computing device announced by Research in Motion in their 2010 DevCon convention.

BlackBerry PlayBook
I moved the article from Blackpad to PlayBook (computer) earlier this evening and then began a merge from BlackBerry Playbook as soon as I notice that new article existed. On reflection, perhaps it would be a good idea to move it back to the BlackBerry PlayBook name before proceeding. Any thoughts? --TS 22:00, 27 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Oh, I see the name is still available due to capitalization. I'll just go ahead and move it. --TS 22:01, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

Tablet PC?
I think we need to defer the question of whether the as yet undelivered device is a Tablet PC. On the face of it, providing a QNX kernel will make the device ready to download and run an unlimited number of desktop-ready Unix applications up to and including the Wine Windows compatibility layer. On the other hand, the manufacturer could take a strategic decision to hobble the system to prevent users downloading and running software of their choice. We don't know yet. Tasty monster (=TS ) 08:52, 28 September 2010 (UTC)
 * It's an ARM, not an x86, does WINE run on ARM? And even if it did, you'd need to have an instruction set emulator, which makes it superfluous, since you'd need *nix for x86 to run atop the emulator, then run WINE atop that. As for Unix apps... is this running the standard graphical toolkits? GTK? QT? CDE? Motif? OpenLook? Is it running Photon? or some RIM proprietary one? If those Unix programs are graphical and require X, and this doesn't run an X-compatible library set, they won't run, if those programs use QT, and there's no QT libraries, they won't run, etc. If they use ncurses, does this have ncurses? POSIX doesn't require ncurses. 76.66.200.95 (talk) 07:36, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

You're quite right about Wine. I don't see your point about X, really. At least we're agreed on a Posix-compatible kernel, it seems. Tasty monster (=TS ) 13:26, 29 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Looking more closely at the relevant articles, it looks like there is a general lack of clarity about the distinction between the entities described in the articles Tablet Personal Computer and Tablet computer. --TS 16:28, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

pressrelease tag
Added the pressrelease tag, off a quick glance; not sure what there could be told about a new product other than "rumors" and features... Nice-looking article and definitely belongs to Wikipedia, but somehow... hmm. Well, at least the focus could be on the technical specs instead of hyping. The "rumors" section could be flat out removed. That's not really very interesting (of course, just my opinion). Comments? --Sigmundur (talk) 11:51, 31 January 2011 (UTC)

unlikely wireless specs
the article says "Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n)". I find this highly unlikely due to how different a is from b/g/n, and I don't see a source, so I'm just wondering where that info came from. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.255.58.85 (talk) 07:48, 1 March 2011 (UTC)

The official playbook specs state that it is a/b/g/n certified/http://us.blackberry.com/playbook-tablet/BlackBerry_PlayBook_v5.pdf --204.50.33.22 (talk) 20:49, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

WebWorks / BlackBerry WebWorks redirects here
However, all that is in this article about the subject is a mention that it was being offered to some developers for free. I'm not sure the development platform qualifies for an article of its own, but it would be good to integrate at least a description of what it is, and how it relates to the PlayBook in this article if we are going to redirect the primary topic pages here. -- Versa geek  20:35, 8 April 2011 (UTC)

Not neutral
The (initial) reviews were quite critical and this is not reflected in the article. Also, sourcing to press release by RIM can and should be reduced to minimum. Do Android applications work fine in practice and if so what version of Android? Andries (talk) 16:20, 9 June 2011 (UTC)


 * Agree. This article reads like a RIMM press release or promotional literature. It should be rewritten for objectivity. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 178.86.6.60 (talk) 19:07, 21 June 2011 (UTC)

Discontinued?
Was the PB discontinued? If so, why isn't it mentioned in the article?108.23.147.17 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 02:24, 29 November 2011 (UTC).
 * Anybody? Crackberry.com reported that RIM had a fire sale - $99, but only if you are a RIM employee. Doesn't this mean that the Playbook was discontinued?108.23.147.17 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 20:22, 2 December 2011 (UTC).

no it has not been discontinued. In the most recent quarter the executive re-restated they would stnad behind it no matter what. End of discussion. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.161.214.199 (talk) 08:09, 2 January 2012 (UTC)

In Popular Media?
This seems like blatant advertising, and it is well known that RIM pays celebrities to use its products. A "In Popular Media" seems something a RIM employee would plug in. In addition, no other phone or tablet that I have seen has a "In Popular Media"-- what is the relevancy that a hip-hop artist or rapper uses the PlayBook for a split second in a portion of the music video? It seems more like pure marketing to me. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 199.7.156.128 (talk) 04:29, 18 September 2012 (UTC)